British Quote by Guillermo Cabrera Infante Download Open image “I am the only British writer who writes in Spanish” — Guillermo Cabrera Infante ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare British Spanish Writing
I live in London and I am a British subject, although I do write in Spanish, of course — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my… — Shakira Copy Share Image
I speak English and Spanish. I write in Spanish; my books are published in English. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
It is not difficult to write in Spanish; the Spanish language is a gift from the gods which we Spaniards take for granted. I… — Camilo Jose Cela Copy Share Image
[Doing a bilingual album] helped artistically because whenever I got bored of writing in English, I would write in Spanish. It's always cool when… — Enrique Iglesias Copy Share Image
A lot of the books I read are in Spanish. There's this great author, Garcia Marquez. — Al Horford Copy Share Image
My Spanish is a daughter's Spanish. I write, but my Spanish really is very limited. — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
For decades, as literary editor, I have followed the growth of our creative writing in English. In my Solidaridad Bookshop, half of my stock… — F. Sionil Jose Copy Share Image
Occasionally I write a small piece or the odd lecture in English, and I teach in English, but my fiction is always written in… — W. G. Sebald Copy Share Image
I like a lot of Spanish language writers. I really love Javier Marias. — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
Watching a movie from beginning to end is like reading, because even though what you see are images, they are telling you a story — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
I read the Odyssey because it was the story of a man who returned home after being absent for more than twenty years and… — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
Dialogue in fiction is always written to be read in silence. The page is the limit. Dialogue on stage and on the screen is… — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
No, absolutely not, writing doesn't have to be like a jigsaw puzzle, it can be a very linear undertaking. — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
Well, I write in exile because I cannot return to my country, so I have no choice but to see myself as an exiled… — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out in a physical manner on the page. — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
I know that many writers have had to write under censorship and yet produced good novels; for instance, Cervantes wrote Don Quixote under Catholic… — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
The relationship between reader and characters is very difficult. It is even more peculiar than the relationship between the writer and his characters. — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
I think writers rush in where everybody is very frightened to tread — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
I'd love to work in the States; I'd love to work anywhere where you get a good script and a good part to play.… — Laura Carmichael Copy Share Image
I shot for French and British Vogue. The British Vogue one featured clothes by Chloe and was shot at Highgate and the John Soane… — Nan Goldin Copy Share Image
We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty which shines… — Gordon Brown Copy Share Image
No wonder that Churchill described this effort [the British codebreakers working at Bletchley Park] as "Britian"s secret weapon," a weapon far more effective than… — Peter Hilton Copy Share Image
When we first sold the Wallace and Gromit shorts to America, people suggested we get rid of the strange British accents and put clear… — Nick Park Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make a 'James Bond' film, and they only seemed to hire British directors, and I'd made 'Swingers' - they were… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
Somebody said that part of my reaction to British cinema is actually, paradoxically, a patriotic one. I'm so disappointed that we're not better. — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks! — Sade Adu Copy Share Image
British Forces should be in a position to give back in a ten fold measure any attack that the Germans may attempt. — Frederick Banting Copy Share Image
Although I don't have anything against people from other countries, the higher the influx into England the more the British identity disappears. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion. — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
The American Constitution declares 'All men are born equal.' The British Socialist Party add: 'All men must be kept equal'. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image